1999 PGA Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
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{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1999
| tour = PGA Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1999|1|7}} – {{end date|1999|11|7}}
| no_of_events = 47
| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (8)
| honor1 = Money list
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods
| honor2 = PGA Tour Player of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods
| honor3 = PGA Player of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods
| honor4 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree4 = {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco
| prevseason = 1998
| nextseason = 2000
}}
The 1999 PGA Tour was the 84th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 31st season since separating from the PGA of America.
Caddie shorts policy
After caddie Garland Dempsey collapsed at the Western Open in early July,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TlNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4779%2C1250288 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Eugene, Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Woods in position for Western Open win |date=July 4, 1999 |page=30 (3F in paper) |via=Google News Archive |access-date=31 October 2023}} the PGA Tour allowed male caddies, on a trial basis, to wear shorts on extremely hot days.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/16/sports/golf-pga-tour-caddies-allowed-to-wear-shorts.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Golf: PGA Tour; Caddies allowed to wear shorts |date=July 16, 1999 |access-date=July 29, 2014 |url-access=limited}} Two years earlier, the USGA changed its policy and allowed caddies to wear shorts at the U.S. Open in June 1997.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y05IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P_0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559%2C1462645 |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |location=Lakeland, Florida |agency=Associated Press |last=White |first=Joseph |title=Caddies adjust to wearing of shorts |date=June 13, 1997 |page=19 (C7 in paper) |access-date=31 October 2023}}
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1999.html |title=1999 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908110033/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1999.html |archive-date=8 September 2018}}{{Cite web |title=2000 PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2000_pgatour.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=31 October 2023}}
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner{{efn|The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.}} !OWGR !Notes | ||||||
Jan 10 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | align=right|2,600,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (8) | align=center|58 | Winners-only event |
Jan 17 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | align=right|2,600,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman (4) | align=center|50 | |
Jan 24 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | align=right|3,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (9) | align=center|52 | Pro-Am |
Jan 31 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | align=right|3,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rocco Mediate (3) | align=center|60 | |
Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | align=right|2,800,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart (10) | align=center|60 | Pro-Am |
Feb 14 | Buick Invitational | California | align=right|2,700,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (8) | align=center|52 | |
Feb 21 | Nissan Open | California | align=right|2,800,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els (7) | align=center|66 | |
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| Feb 28 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | California | align=right|5,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert (2) | align=center|76 | New tournament World Golf Championship |
Feb 28 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | align=right|2,750,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gabriel Hjertstedt (2) | align=center|24 | Alternate event |
Mar 7 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | align=right|3,000,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Elkington (10) | align=center|50 | |
Mar 14 | Honda Classic | Florida | align=right|2,600,000 | {{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (8) | align=center|52 | |
Mar 21 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Herron (3) | align=center|70 | Invitational |
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| Mar 28 | The Players Championship | Florida | align=right|5,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (10) | align=center|80 | Flagship event |
Apr 4 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (11) | align=center|54 | |
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| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | align=right|4,000,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} José María Olazábal (5) | align=center|100 | Major championship |
Apr 18 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Glen Day (1) | align=center|62 | Invitational |
Apr 25 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | align=right|2,600,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Parnevik (2) | align=center|46 | |
May 2 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby (3) | align=center|48 | |
May 9 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | align=right|2,600,000 | {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco (1) | align=center|52 | |
May 16 | GTE Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | align=right|3,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Loren Roberts (6) | align=center|58 | |
May 23 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | align=right|2,800,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Olin Browne (2) | align=center|60 | Invitational |
May 30 | Kemper Open | Maryland | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rich Beem (1) | align=center|48 | |
Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | align=right|2,550,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (9) | align=center|70 | Invitational |
Jun 14 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Tryba (2) | align=center|50 | |
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| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | North Carolina | align=right|3,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart (11) | align=center|100 | Major championship |
Jun 27 | Buick Classic | New York | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Duffy Waldorf (2) | align=center|54 | |
Jul 4 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (10) | align=center|54 | |
Jul 11 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | align=right|2,300,000 | {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco (2) | align=center|26 | |
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| Jul 18 | The Open Championship | Scotland | align=right|£2,000,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Paul Lawrie (1) | align=center|100 | Major championship |
Jul 25 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} J. L. Lewis (1) | align=center|24 | |
Aug 1 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brent Geiberger (1) | align=center|48 | |
Aug 8 | Buick Open | Michigan | align=right|2,400,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Pernice Jr. (1) | align=center|58 | |
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| Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Illinois | align=right|3,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (11) | align=center|100 | Major championship |
Aug 22 | Sprint International | Colorado | align=right|2,600,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Toms (2) | align=center|64 | |
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| Aug 29 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | align=right|5,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (12) | align=center|68 | New tournament World Golf Championship |
Aug 29 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | align=right|2,750,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Notah Begay III (1) | align=center|32 | New tournament Alternate event |
Sep 5 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Weir (1) | align=center|34 | |
Sep 12 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Hal Sutton (11) | align=center|48 | |
Sep 20 | B.C. Open | New York | align=right|1,600,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Faxon (5) | align=center|26 | |
Sep 26 | Westin Texas Open | Texas | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Duffy Waldorf (3) | align=center|34 | |
Oct 3 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | align=right|1,800,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Toms (3) | align=center|48 | |
Oct 10 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Notah Begay III (2) | align=center|48 | |
Oct 17 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furyk (4) | align=center|52 | |
Oct 24 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | align=right|2,500,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (13) | align=center|58 | |
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| Oct 31 | The Tour Championship | Texas | align=right|5,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (14) | align=center|60 | Tour Championship |
Nov 1 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Henninger (2) | align=center|24 | Alternate event |
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| Nov 7 | WGC-American Express Championship | Spain | align=right|5,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (15) | align=center|70 | New tournament World Golf Championship |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner(s) !Notes |
Aug 3
|Rhode Island |align=right|1,000,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby and |New tournament |
Sep 26
|Massachusetts |align=center|n/a |{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA |Team event |
Nov 14
|Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout |California |align=right|1,500,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples and |Team event |
rowspan=2|Nov 21
|rowspan=2|Malaysia |align=right|1,300,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara and |Team event |
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy
|align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods | |
Nov 24
|Hawaii |align=right|1,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods |Limited-field event |
Nov 28
|California |align=right|1,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples |Limited-field event |
Dec 5
|Florida |align=right|2,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} John Daly and |Team event |
Dec 12
|California |align=right|400,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Calcavecchia and |Team event |
Dec 19
|Nevada |align=right|651,000 |Team event |
Location of tournaments
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{{location map~ |United States |lat=33.64 |long=-111.91 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=36.568 |long=-121.950 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.903 |long=-117.245 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=34.05 |long=-118.50 }}
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{{location map~ |United States |lat=25.815 |long=-80.34 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=26.31 |long=-80.284 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=28.458 |long=-81.511 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=30.198 |long=-81.394|mark=Blue pog.svg }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=33.998 |long=-84.109 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=33.503 |long=-82.020|mark=Blue pog.svg }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.136 |long=-80.810 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=35.993 |long=-79.706 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=30.145 |long=-95.463 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=29.906 |long=-89.955 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.864 |long=-96.958 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.7170 |long=-97.3728 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=38.989 |long=-77.202 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=40.1404 |long=-83.1414 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=35.057 |long=-89.779 }}
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{{location map~ |United States |lat=40.998 |long=-73.7 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.677 |long=-87.952 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=43.151 |long=-87.95 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.45 |long=-90.417 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.632 |long=-72.639 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=42.9 |long=-83.595 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.966 |long=-88.048|mark=Blue pog.svg }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=39.441 |long=-104.899 }}
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{{location map~ |United States |lat=42.091 |long=-76.081 }}
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{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.845 |long=-84.851 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=37.225 |long=-76.668 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=36.188 |long=-115.298 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=28.385 |long=-81.564 }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=29.983 |long=-95.531|mark=Yellow pog.svg }}
{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.515 |long=-90.186|mark=Pink pog.svg }}
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{{Location map~ |World |lat=21.006 |long=-156.64 }}
{{Location map~ |World |lat=21.27 |long=-157.77 }}
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Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1999.html |title=1999 Official money |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209020746/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1999.html |archive-date=9 February 2015 |access-date=31 October 2023}}
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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($) | ||
align=center|1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods | align=center|6,616,585 |
align=center|2 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Duval | align=center|3,641,906 |
align=center|3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III | align=center|2,475,328 |
align=center|4 | {{flagicon|FIJ}} Vijay Singh | align=center|2,283,233 |
align=center|5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Perry | align=center|2,145,707 |
align=center|6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Hal Sutton | align=center|2,127,578 |
align=center|7 | {{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart | align=center|2,077,950 |
align=center|8 | {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonard | align=center|2,020,991 |
align=center|9 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert | align=center|2,016,469 |
align=center|10 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Toms | align=center|1,959,672 |
Awards
See also
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official site|https://www.pgatour.com/}}
{{PGA Tour Seasons}}